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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1926

1,452 stories in Sydney's papers · page 70 of 73

'Ware Gales! Rough Seas, Too

The Sun · Tuesday 28 December 1926 · page 7

At 9 a.m. to-day strong south-east winds and rough, seas were reported along the N.S.W. coast south from Newcastle…

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Deluge at Wingham Bridge Washed Away Wingham

Evening News · Tuesday 28 December 1926 · page 1

A bridge has been washed away and considerable damage done to rads as the result of a severe thunderstorm last night…

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Newcastle Drenched Gale Along Coast Newcastle

Evening News · Tuesday 28 December 1926 · page 7

The district is drenched, 240 points of rain having fallen in the post 24 hours. A gale is raging on the coast and the "bar dangerous" signal in…

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Motor Yachts Ashore Fierce Gale at Newport

The Sun · Tuesday 28 December 1926 · page 7

Five of the motor yachts participating in the Christmas cruise of the Motor Yacht Club of New South Wales were blown ashore at Newport…

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Deluge in N.Z. Railway Damaged Auckland (N.z.)

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 December 1926 · page 5

Following a week of broken weather, with heavy rain, a violent storm traversed Auckland district on Saturday bight, unusually prolonged…

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Violent Storms Extensive Damage Many Lines Down Adelaide

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 December 1926 · page 5

A monsoonal gale, accompanied by Heavy rain, swept over the metropolitan and portion of the country areas on Saturday night…

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Cyclonic Gale at Adelaide Electric Cables Cut Adelaide

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 28 December 1926 · page 3

A sale blowing with hurricane force, and preceded by a heavy downpour of rain, visited Adelaide on Saturday night and Sunday…

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Devastating Cyclone "Not Yet at Height" Northern Towns Suffer Flood Water Rushes Through Homes Grave Warning to Shipping

Evening News · Tuesday 28 December 1926 · page 7

AN INTENSIFICATION of the cyclonic disturbance which has been responsible for high winds and heavy rains since Monday is predicted by the State Meteorologist, Mr. Mares…

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Fierce Gale Wrecks Miners' Camp. Night Alarms Tents Soar Aloft,. Terrified Children Newcastle

Evening News · Tuesday 28 December 1926 · page 7

FORTY families from the coalfields, who were camped at North Stockton, received the full force of last night's…

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The Storm's Havoc in the Country Lines Torn Away Flood Holds Up Trains Landslides Derail Engines Traffic Delayed for Five Hours Debris Halts the Brisbane Express

Evening News · Tuesday 28 December 1926 · page 1

BIG WASHAWAYS have occurred on the western, southern, and northern railway lines owing to the floods and storm waters, engines being derailed by landslides and other obstructions…

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THUNDERSTORM. Damage at Tamworth. Express Engine Derailed. Tamworth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 December 1926 · page 9

The heaviest thunderstorm for the past three years struck Tamworth shortly after midnight on Sunday. Torrential rain fell for an hour and a half, extensive damage being done…

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Floods in New Zealand. Auckland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 December 1926 · page 10

The floods at the week-end, which washed out portion of the Waltakere water service, and interrupted the northern railway service near Swanson, are described as the worst for…

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Randwick Flooded

Sydney Sportsman · Tuesday 28 December 1926 · page 2

HORSES at Randwick yesterday morning were as plentiful as mosquitoes in Iceland. During the night an inch and…

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Drenched Good Rain All Over State More to Come Flood Damage and Washouts on Railways

The Sun · Tuesday 28 December 1926 · page 8

"Rain, Rain, go to Spain--" But the rain wouldn't. It came here instead-- millions of gallons of it. New South Wales was thoroughly drenched yesterday and…

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Floods Derail North Engine Landslide at Ardglen Train Hours Late Tamworth Inundated Tamworth

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 28 December 1926 · page 6

The torrential rains which have fallen in the Tamworth district during the last 24 hours, created great havoc to the roads and property in…

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Floods In. Auckland People Forced to Swim Auckland

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 28 December 1926 · page 3

Heavy rain for a week culminated in a tremendous rainstorm on Saturday night, causing the worst floods experienced for many years…

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Storm Fury Has Now Spent Itself Cyclone Wanes Fine Breaks Expected To-day

Evening News · Wednesday 29 December 1926 · page 7

THE cyclone which has flooded northern portions of the State, and helped to give Sydney its biggest December…

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Traffic Blocked Deluge at Forster Forster

Evening News · Wednesday 29 December 1926 · page 7

F[?] on the road from [?] to Forster is blocked, owing [?] to many washaways as a result of the rain last night…

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Storm Abating Cdssnock

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 29 December 1926 · page 5

TO--NIGHT the rains had abated somewhat, and the flood waters were receding. The three bridges over Back…

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Tamworth Storm. Tamworth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 December 1926 · page 10

A gang of men has been busy clearing the line at the Tamworth railway yards, where the derailment of the Brisbane mail engine was caused through an obstruction caused by…

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